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FrogReaver replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..You do realize you used the term first to define narrativist? You do realize I'm asking questions so I can understand what you mean by... -
FrogReaver reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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I'm saying that 1) those games are wrong if they attempt to appropriate a term for their exclusive use, and 2) other people are wrong... -
FrogReaver reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
And as I addressed, it's a very bad term. The characters' lives won't be boring whether you do that or not. Why not use a term that's...
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FrogReaver reacted to Pedantic's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Yeah, I didn't find the idea of exploration of system sitting alongside exploration of genre compelling either, but I still think the...
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FrogReaver reacted to Pedantic's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I'm late to the party, but I think there's a subtle broadening of "gamist" going on here. Sometimes it seems to mean "a game that's...
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FrogReaver reacted to zakael19's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
This seems to be one of those hard-line sticking points. Some of us think that being asked to add details from your character's...
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FrogReaver reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Why on Earth would being faithful to it not be called faithful? How is this not One True Wayism. Someone doesn't have to tell someone...
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FrogReaver reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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I'd say we have to burn that straw man with fire but I'm afraid we'd just get this guy Which, admittedly, is a really cool image and I... -
FrogReaver reacted to JConstantine's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
What? I've pointed out previously that there are people who view various PbtA games, including AW, as gamey because of the move...
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FrogReaver reacted to DinoInDisguise's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
This is a wild claim. It assumes that fidelity to a character must be measured externally, as if there's an authoritative benchmark. But...
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This is not correct. The appearance of Darth Vader is not a trademark. “Disney” is a trademark; Darth Vader is not. It is a copyright issue.
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FrogReaver reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I mean, this whole "not make the characters' lives boring" is a Red Herring. Even if the characters are bored out of their minds here...
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FrogReaver replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Right. The ‘not boring’ stems from other areas than action resolution. It comes from the setting/situation in your play.
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FrogReaver reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Breaking a belief is as much a faithful portrayal of the PC as keeping it is. People are people. We have beliefs. Some of them we...
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FrogReaver replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Well, I think you view them that way. I think some other proponents of them may view them as more gamist since their resolution...